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East Siberian Sea
(Encyclopedia) East Siberian Sea, Rus. Vostochno-Sibirskoye More, part of the Arctic Ocean N of NE Siberia, Russia, bounded on the W by the New Siberian Islands and on the E by Wrangel Island. The…public domain
(Encyclopedia) public domain, in law, legal availability for public use, free of charge, of materials, processes, devices, skills, and plans that are not protected by copyright or patent, including…Peary Land
(Encyclopedia) Peary Land, peninsula, N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It terminates in Cape Bridgman in the northeast and Cape Morris Jesup in the north, the most northerly point of…Florio, John
(Encyclopedia) Florio, JohnFlorio, Johnflôˈrēō [key], 1553?–1625, English author, b. London of Italian parentage. Educated at Oxford, Florio served in various capacities at the court of James I. He…George Town
(Encyclopedia) George Town, town (1989 pop. 12,921), capital and administrative center of the Cayman Islands, in the West Indies. A major offshore banking and business center, it is the site of…Vanderbilt University
(Encyclopedia) Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from…Berchet, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Berchet, GiovanniBerchet, Giovannijōvänˈnē bĕrkĕtˈ [key], 1783–1851, Italian patriot and poet. He conspired to free Lombardy from Austria and was exiled. He wrote stirring patriotic…Palau
(Encyclopedia) PalauPalaupälouˈ [key], officially Republic of Palau, independent nation (2015 est. pop. 21,000), c.192 sq mi (497 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands. Belau, the indigenous…conduction
(Encyclopedia) conduction, transfer of heat or electricity through a substance, resulting from a difference in temperature between different parts of the substance, in the case of heat, or from a…Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Turgot, Anne Robert JacquesTurgot, Anne Robert Jacquesän rōbĕrˈ zhäk türgōˈ [key], 1727–81, French economist, comptroller general of finances (1774–76). The son of a rich merchant, he…Trending
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